Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-24

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bankruptcy.
Over 1000 OF the leading women OF Leav-
enworth, Kan, have lately registered, and
will vote under the recent law granting
municipal suffrage to women.
Albert Parr. a sixteen year-ol IL messen-
ger boy, employed by the Wall street firm
OF obrigg d Winter, ran away to become a
tramp, taking with him $24, $50 in checks
and some cash belonging to the frm.
Rev. Justin d. Fulton. the well known
Baptist clergyman, is about to abandon
his present pulpit in Brooklyn and engage
In the work OF the conversion OF the Catho-
lies OF this country.
Judge Lafayette Kirk of Washington
county, Tex, who recently testified before
the senate investigation committee at
Washington. has been indicted. together
with a number OF citizens OF Washington
county, by the United States grand jury,
on the charge Of intimidating voters.
Judge Kirk gave bonds for his appearance
to anSwsr to the charges.
George B.. Cross & Co. of Chicago, i'm.
ported 10000 pounds OF frozen fish from
Manitoba, and claimed that they were
Tree OF duty as fresh fish because they were
frozen by being thrown out on the ice at
the time OF catching, and were brought here
and sold in hat condition. Otherwise
they would be dutiable at SO cents per
hundred. The court held they were fresh
fish, and duty free.
At Cincinnati, George S. Crawford, lum-
Der dealer, assigned. Liabilities, $1o0, :
600; assets SEQ, 600.
The president appointed Peter F. Cog
hil collector OF customs for the district OF
Petersburg, Pa.
Mayor Hewitt vi New York appointed
James G. Bayles, editor Of the Iron Age,
president OF the board Of health.
Hon. Eben F. Pillsbury died at his resi-.
denee in Melrose, Mass. He had been in
poor health for some time.
In New York, Martin F. Smith, leather
merchant, assigned. Preferences, $l22,-
1913. The assignee is Ludwig Roth, OF
Rosenthal & Co. Mr.. Roth has been en-.
gagged in the manufacture OF kid for ladies
shoes from imported goat skins.
At the papal consistory the pope an
nouncee that Monsieurs dai Rendo, papal
nuncio at Madrid; Vannutolli, nuncio at
Vienna; Massola, ~ex-nuncio at Lisbon, and
Bishop Giordadi, bishop of Ferrara, had
been created cardinals. He also
ed the appointment of eight Italian, two
Spanish, one Portuguese and three East
Indian bishops. The pope did not deliver
a political allocution.
The Daily Telegraphreports that a party
OF Russian nihilists condemned to exile at
tackled a mail coach near Tzche, shot the
coaehman and guards and stole 1877. 900
roubles in paper and 10000 rubles in
gold. 1t is stated hat a well organized
plot has been discovered in Russia to over
throw the cars government. The plot, il
Is said, has no connection with the nihil-
lists, its promoters being largo and own.
ers and traders.
The Russian embassy in London has re-
ceiyed dispatches confirming the reports OF
the discovery of a plot to assassinate the
car and the arrest OF the ringleaders.
These dispatches say that no actual at
tempt was made to kill the car, as the
plot had been discovered before he left the
palace. The British government has re-
eeived dispatches to the same effect ron
the British ambassador at st. Petersburg.
The provincial treasurer, Ross, OF Cara
da. made the budget speech. The receipts
for 1886 were SO, las, eco, and expendi-
lures, 50, 1871, 70S. The estimated receipts
for 1887 arsS2, 7Ss. 1876, and expenditures,
50, $50, 7OS. The provincial assets are
placed at S7,054, 400, and liabilities at
S3T4,ll7, leaving a surplus OF So, CSC, 339.
President Cleveland has committed the
sentence OF imprisonment OF Douglas w.
Vanderhoof OF st. Pau to five years. In
granting the pardon the president says:
ut is based upon the petition OF the Off.
GERS OF the bank expressing the ir belief
in the convict's penitence and showing
that his conduct was such as to invite
confidence" Vanderhoof was the trusted
head boukkeeper of the First National
Bank OF st. Paul. a position he held for
years. He was well -to-do, had extensive
business interests, and was welded to the
daughter OF n prominent citizen. Feb. IL,
1882, Vanderhoof was arrested by Unit
ed States Marshal McLaren, charged with
the embezzlement OF $4s, 500 from the
bank. The charge was fully proven. Van
derhoof having taken the money to deal
in options. As it W s m .~,ffense against
courts, found guilty and sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment.
The fisheries department at Ottawa has
completed the plan OF campaign for the
coming season, and il was submitted to
the cabinet council and adopted. Speak
ing with regard to ii, Sir John Macdonald
said: The protective feet will IL anything,
be even more efficient than that OF last
year, and the Yankee smack that succeeds
In trespassing within the three-mile limit
without molestation win lave to be
commanded by an u~ncommonly cummings sea
dog.
Ex-senator Wallace of Pennsylvania has
made 81, 500, 900 since he left the senate
Bishop Welles OF Wisconsin is visiting
Bishop Whipple at his cottage on Lake
Maitland, Florida. His health is greatly
improved, and he will return in May.
W. Paxton OF Lancaster county, s. c., a
veteran OF the Mexican war, desFairing Of
receiving a pension, committed suicide by
hanging himself to a tree.
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v~ention met and nominated by aeclama-
tion all the present officers, from governor
down, for the party candidates.
A building at Albany, \. V, occupied by
II. r. Wright, produce dealer; Jones,
boots and shoes, and others, was burned,
with $40. 600 loss.
George Z. Belden & Co., rubber dealers OF
Cincinnati, have assigned. TIL assets and
liabilities are equal-S50, 900.
A medley OF repressive and remedial Irish
measures is promised by the British govern
ment.
The following are the new Chicago-St
Paul rates. which will be put into effect
April L: First class, 80 cents per o
pounds; second class. 10; third. AS; fourth,
80; fifth, 2S; class A. 30; B, 90; {, 80; d,
20. The present tariff rates are upon q
basis Of ~ cents for frst-class freight, but
contracts pave been made and are now
running for the transportation OF this
class OF shipments at % cents per 100
pounds.
The Emperor William on his birthday
will proclaim Crown Prince Frederick viii.
lam co-regent with the consent OF the bun.
dersrath.
The pope las sent q letter to Emperor
ILT.n..- - Ii -
anniversary Of his birth, adding that as the
conditions OF the papacy do not permit
the sending oil a special representative the
pope hopes that his sincere good wishes
will be equally acceptable.
At Fergus Falls, Henry Buse, a German
laborer, killed himself by blowing off thu
top OF his head with a shot gun.
A number oisuspicious-looking men who
have lately made frequent visits to the
money vaults in Washington during the
hours allowed for public inspection have
been warned to keep away.
Cardinal Pecci, the pope's brother, re-
ceived the new cardinals and accompanied
them to the throne room. where the pope
conferred upon them the mosetta and
crimson barretta.
In response to a request signed by Presi.
dent Cleveland, the members OF his cabinet,
Gen. Sheridan and other prominent resi-
dents OF Washington, c. NJ. Palmer, man.
ager OF the Madison square theater, has
arranged to take his entire company to
Washington April Is and present Jim.
the Penman." for the benefit OF the act
ors' fund. The entire proceeds are TO go
to that fund, without any deduction for
expenses.
The failure to give the whisky men Of the
country the relief sought under the bonded
whisky bill has brought many a wealthy
man to actual privation. One case I will
tell yoL without the party's name. Many